*Ad – This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Crisco®. The opinions and text are all mine. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Dessert Now Dinner Later possible. Swirled Christmas Sugar Cookies make cookie decorating easy! Simply swirl food coloring in a special glaze and dip the cookie! […]

Gingerbread Cookie Bars have a soft and chewy, spiced molasses cookie base topped with the BEST cream cheese frosting. Add red and green sprinkles or nonpareils for a festive Christmas dessert! Gingerbread men cut-out cookies are nice and all, but a lot of work. I’m all for shortcuts and simplifying, yet keeping the flavors […]

Apple Streusel Cheesecake Pie combines two dessert favorites with a graham cracker crust, creamy cheesecake layer, homemade apple pie filling, and crunchy streusel topping. I know Thanksgiving is over and most people move on from pie to other holiday desserts, but I’m a pie fanatic. And this one is just too good not to […]

This Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball is a festive appetizer for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve! So easy to make, and tastes great! One of the best, and easiest, holiday appetizers I can think of is a cheese ball. Everybody loves a cheese ball and crackers! This Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball has a good […]

Pecan Pie Bars are made with an easy shortbread crust and delicious pecan pie filling. A crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert that will serve many guests. Apparently I’m on a pecan kick since my last post. I don’t usually make a lot of desserts with nuts unless it’s the holidays, but I can’t imagine […]

*Ad – This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Crisco®. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Dessert Now Dinner Later possible. Brown Sugar Pecan Sugar Cookies are made with a classic sugar cookie base and topped with a brown sugar frosting and crunchy toasted pecans. With […]

Crustless Apple Pie is a super easy, healthier holiday dessert that tastes great. Top it with sweetened whipped cream for a little indulgence. *This post is brought to you by Vital Proteins. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Dessert Now Dinner Later possible. Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite holidays because you get to […]

Homemade Sparkling Apple Cider tastes like Martinelli’s, and serves a crowd. It’s easy to make and cheap! A great non-alcoholic drink for the holidays. The holidays are rapidly approaching, and if there’s one thing at each and every holiday dinner for our family, it’s Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider. We typically splurge and buy several […]

Flower Pretzel Bites are sweet, salty, and delicious – an easy and fun treat for Easter, Spring, or Mother’s Day. Spring is in the air, or WAS, until it started snowing again. Just after everything had finally melted too! (Boo!) This is typical crazy Utah weather though. We’ve had 3 snow days this year where school […]

Peanut Butter Balls are made into pretzel bites for a salty-sweet addicting treat! Perfect for parties or Christmas neighbor gifts! If there is one iconic holiday treat that I like to make every year, it’s peanut butter balls, a.k.a. buckeyes, or whatever you want to call them. They’re basically homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in […]

Meltaway cookies are a soft, lightly sweet shortbread cookie that literally melts away in your mouth. Top it with a thin glaze and red and green sprinkles for a festive Christmas cookie treat. These meltaway cookies remind me of when I was working in a bakery about 8 years ago now. We made them […]

This Cinnamon Roll Snowman is a fun holiday food craft for kids and only takes two minutes to make! *This post is brought to you by Rhodes Bake-N-Serv. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Dessert Now Dinner Later possible. If your kids are like mine, then they are in the kitchen begging to […]

These Soft Baked Gingersnap Cookies are thick and chewy, and full of rich molasses, ginger, and spices for a wonderful Christmas cookie everyone will love! Christmas cookies are my favorite thing to share for neighbor gifts. I’m not very good at the homemade Christmas candy thing, but cookies — I can do! […]

Orange Pumpkin Rolls – Pumpkin shaped orange rolls are decorated to look like jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. *This post is brought to you by Rhodes Bake-N-Serv. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Dessert Now Dinner Later possible. I thought I would squeeze in one more fun Halloween food idea for you guys and make these […]

*This is a sponsored post on behalf of Acorn Influence. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Sweet and heat combine in these cranberry jalapeño crescent bites with a cooling layer of cream cheese. Simple and unique, this holiday appetizer that will have your guests wanting more. I know it seems a little early to be talking about […]

These layered fruit parfaits are a fun and festive, healthy candy corn treat for Halloween! When Halloween rolls around, I know my kids will be getting and eating loads of candy, so I thought it would be fun to share a healthier halloween treat that is still festive and cute! These healthy candy corn treats […]

Not all Halloween food has to be gross and gory! These super cute spider cookies are made with peanut butter cups, chocolate, candy eyes, and the BEST peanut butter cookie recipe you’ll ever try! I love Halloween, but I love the cutesy stuff. Dressing up like princesses, doctors, Disney characters … you know, […]

Candy Corn Pizza is a fun and easy idea for Halloween dinner — even the kids can make it! *This post is brought to you by Rhodes Bake-N-Serv. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Dessert Now Dinner Later possible. It’s that time of year! The stores are full of Halloween costumes and spooky […]

Ghost Pretzels – White chocolate dipped pretzels are made into ghosts with candy eyes and a little bit of imagination. I love how my kids are giddy about the simplest things. I do a little something fun, and they think I’m the coolest mom EVER. These ghost pretzels were a huge […]

Chocolate Dipped Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats are a fun and easy Halloween treat that the whole family will enjoy! It’s that time of year again y’all! When I participate in the 30 days of Halloween series that my friend Allison hosts on her blog, Cupcake Diaries. This is the 4th year! Let’s do […]

Make Valentine’s Day fun for the whole family with these easy, 3-ingredient heart shaped breadsticks! *This post is brought to you by Rhodes Bake-N-Serv. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Dessert Now Dinner Later possible. My oldest child is 6 years old, and he is super interested in learning to cook. Every weekend […]

Chocolate cookie dough is rolled in nuts and topped with buttercream and chocolate kisses to create these thick and chewy Chocolate Cream Thumbprint Cookies. I’m kind of obsessed with thumbprint cookies! I just love that you can make pretty much any flavor combo you could want with the variety of Hershey’s kisses out there, especially […]

Thin, crisp, buttery cookies are sandwiched between melted milk chocolate with an extra chocolate drizzle on top. They taste like toffee and they look like lace. These Florentine Cookies are a holiday favorite! A couple of Christmases ago, my mother-in-law bought a container of lace (Florentine) cookies from Costco and we were all dying […]

This Berry Coconut Spritzer is a refreshing and easy mocktail to mix up at any holiday party! My husband and I have kind of gotten addicted to the ever popular soda shops here in Utah. They are really good, but the drinks can be really sweet, and with the holidays coming up, we wanted […]

** This conversation has been sponsored by Fruity Pebbles. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Fruity Pebbles cereal lights up these festive Krispie Treat Christmas Trees that are easy and fun to make for the holidays! My kids beg me to help bake things for our neighbors during the holidays. Well, my kids are […]

These Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes are packed with flavor thanks to garlic and herbs, and making them in the slow cooker is the best solution for your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner! You know that come Thanksgiving this Thursday you are going to be out of oven space, stovetop space, and heck, even kitchen […]

Cranberry Brie Bites are an easy 4-ingredient appetizer for your holiday party. Plus they taste amazing! Things have been a little bit crazy around here! I had a baby 5 months ago and my husband got a new job which means we have sold our house and moved into an apartment while we build a new […]

This lightened up Pumpkin Mousse is gluten and dairy free, and full of pumpkin spices! Perfect for a healthier Thanksgiving or fall dessert! Looking for a healthier pumpkin dessert for the holidays coming up? Might I suggest trying this pumpkin mousse? It’s made with pumpkin, honey, spices, and coconut cream. Coconut cream is the thick, […]